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velcro003 · Jun 28, 2022, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

Glad you got through the dental work, Kit. My dental phobia is so bad I haven't seen a dentist in like 6 years (trigger for dental stuff)

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after having a tooth pulled which in itself wasn't awful but then i got dry socket and that was so very painful and made my phobia even worse, he had to shove a dissolving bag of something down into the socket and that hurt so much i can't even describe it. I really need to find a sedation dentist and go get a checkup.

My response is in trigger warnings, since it is about your TW

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Ugh, dry socket is my worst fear, though I did survive wisdom tooth surgery in January without one. I'm sorry you had to deal with that. **shudders**

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Originally Posted by AliceKate

In my country, dentists are breaking the law when they hurt you. Anesthesia is a must. Is there no law for that in the US?

Mind you, my dentist is a little rough around the edges (he's an ex-army dentist), so he can be less observant about that when he gets impatient.

Lol, no. You can go to a special sedation dentist, but it isn't the norm for routine stuff.

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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo

More women should screech more often. I frequently have the urge to screech in public spaces, especially supermarkets and cafes, but I always repress it. If we all screeched, what a loud and glorious chorus of pained, female souls we could be.

Oh man, I just read this book where one of the main characters just screams in public. It would scare me if people actually did that, but I do see your point!